The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1887-07-15

A bill to regulate the manufacture
and sale of malt, brewed o. fer
mented, spirituous and vinous liq-
uors in the several counties in thi:
State.
SECTION 1. Tie People Of HE Stat
Of Michigan enact, That the manu-
facture and sale of malt, brewed oil
fermented, spirituous and vinous
liquors in tie several counties in this
State be and the same is hereby reg
ulated as follows: That upon appli
cation by petition signed by not less
than 'one fifth Of the voters of any
county, as shown by the last proceed
ing vote on Governor, who are quail
fed to vote for county officers in any
county in this State, the county clerk
OF such county shall call an election
to be held at the place of holding
elections for State and county off,
GERS, 10 take place within forty days
after the receipt Of such petition by
said county clerk, to determine
whether or not intoxicating liquors
as mentioned in section two Of this
act shall be manufactured or sold
within the limits Of such designated
county: ProWded, That no election
held under this act shall be held in
any month in which an election for
State, county, city, village or town
ship officers is held, and such ques-
ton having been once submitted and
decided by the votes of the electors,
shall not be again submitted for a
period of three years, but shall at
any time after the expiration Of the
said three years, upon like petition,
be again submitted. Notice that such
a question is to be submitted shall be
given by the county clerk for the
same time and in the same manner
as is provided by law for giving notice
OF Especial elections for county officers.
The vote shall be by ballot, and the
ballots shall be deposited in ballot
boxes furnished for the purpose, and
separate poll lists and tally sheets
shall be kept. The county clerk
shall provide poll.lists, tally-sheets
and sufficient number of tickets
for such election at each polling
place, at the expense Of the county.
All the electors voting at any such
election that the manufacture and
sale of intoxicating liquors for use as
a beverage shall be prohibited, shall
have printed or written or partly
printed or partly written On their
ballots the words, against the man
ufacture and sale of intoxicating
liquors. and all the electors voting
at any such election that such manu-
facture and sale shall not be prohib-
tied shall have printed or written or
partly printed or partly written on
their ballots the words, "For the
manufacture and sale of intoxicating
liquors" The inspectors of cleo
tions, as provided by law, shall act,
and shall have authority to appoint
assistants, if any shall be necessary.
The ballots shall be cast and counted,
and the returns of the same shall be
made from each voting precinct to
the clerk of the county in which such
election is held, in the manner pre-
scribed by law for the election Of
county officers. The clerk Of said
county shall enter in book TO be
provided by him for that purpose,
tabular statement of The number Of
votes cast for and against such pro
position IN each voting precinct in
said county, as shown by said returns,
together with the aggregate number
of votes cast for and against such
sale IN the elective county. Said
statement so recorded shall be pub.
lie record of the county, and shall be
br1ma facie evidence of the truth Of
the matters therein stated.
Sec. 2. That from and after the
first Monday in May next, after such
special election, it is hereby declared
unlawful to manufacture, sell, give
away or furnish malt, brewed, fer.
mented, vinous Or intoxicating liquors
OF any kind, or in any quantity, or
liquors, any part of which is malt,
brewed, fermented, vinous or intoxi-
eating, or to keep for sale or keep a
place where such liquors are manu-
fuctured or kept for sale, given away
or furnished within the limits of any
county in which majority of the
votes cast at the election next preced-
ing, upon the question of prohibiting
the sale of intoxicating liquors, as
provided in section one of this act,
have been cast against the manufac.
ture and sale of Intoxicating liquors;
except where done by druggist who
is or who employs registered phar.
macist strictly in compliance with
laws for the regulation of druggists.
And whoever, within such limits,
himself, or by an agent, or otherwise.
thus manufactures, sells, furnishes or
gives away any such liquors, or keeps